Bibliographic Details
Authors and Corporations: Klein, Christina
In: Cinema Journal, 43, 2004, 4, p. 18-42
published:
University of Texas Press
Media Type: Article, E-Article

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Physical Description: 18-42
ISSN: 0009-7101
1527-2087
published in: Cinema Journal
Language: English
Collection: sid-55-col-jstoras3
JSTOR Arts & Sciences III Archive
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<p>This article proposes that Ang Lee's Chinese-language martial arts film, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", be seen as a work of diasporic cinema. The essay explores how the film's material production and its aesthetic form have been shaped by Lee's ties to his Chinese homeland, to other members of the Chinese diaspora, and to the Hollywood films of his American hostland.</p>